LOGANTON — Multiple teams from Sugar Valley Rural Charter, Central Mountain and Bucktail high schools participated in the 38th Annual Clinton County Envirothon in April.

The event was held on April 10 at the Southern Clinton County Sportsmen grounds. Six teams from the Sugar Valley Rural Charter School, two from Central Mountain and one from Bucktail competed this year to claim the first-place trophy to display in their school, and to claim their spot in the state Envirothon competition this month.

High school students in 9th through 12th grade prepare throughout the school year to be tested on various aspects of the environment and ecology.

Students are tested on the following subjects: Aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and this year’s current issue — adapting to a changing climate.

The agencies who assisted with the testing were: DCNR Bureau of Forestry Sproul State Forest, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Clinton County Conservation District.

The Envirothon program gives high school students the knowledge they will need as adults to make informed decisions about their environment and conservation of natural resources. The study material and learning objectives used are correlated with the PA Academic Standards and Assessment Anchors for Environment and Ecology.

The county Envirothon is sponsored by the Clinton County Conservation District, with financial and technical support from the Pennsylvania Envirothon, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southern Clinton County Sportsmen and the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts.

The Sugar Valley Rural Charter School, “Tsuga Canadensis” team, was the winner of this year’s county competition and will be representing Clinton County in the Pennsylvania Envirothon on May 22. The “Tsuga Canadensis” team consists of the following members: Madisyn Garcia, Dakota Holdren, Nolan Bubb, Olivia Clester and Kohana Yamashita. Their advisors are Robbie Weaver and Chuck Bechdel.

The second-place team from the Sugar Valley Rural Charter School was The “Massasauga Rattlers” team consisted of the following members: Lincoln Breon, Thayne Jeffries, Bryer Martin, Parker Liddic and Austin Duck. Third place went to “Lynx Rufus,” with the following members: Ryland Reidell, Sadie Martin, Benjamin Parker, George Dills and Wyatt Conoway.

Congratulations to all of the winning teams, and a sincere thank you to all the students that competed in the Clinton County Envirothon! In addition, thank you to the parents and teachers for supporting their children and students for the 2024 competition.

If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Charly Bloom at the Clinton County Conservation District, at 570-726-3798 extension 3806.